Amazon signs nuclear energy deal to power AI data centers
Amazon joins a growing list of tech companies shifting to nuclear power to meet the energy-intensive needs of artificial intelligence.
Tech company Amazon recently signed a deal with Talen Energy, a power infrastructure and provider company, for 1,920 megawatts (MW) of nuclear energy to fuel Amazon Web servers and AI data centers in Pennsylvania through the year 2042.
According to an announcement from Talen, the energy will be produced at the company’s Susquehanna nuclear facility and provide power to Amazon facilities in the region, with additional plans to explore small-modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology.
The energy will be supplied through the grid rather than directly from the nuclear plant as initially planned. This arrangement will help support the energy grid’s maintenance through service fees paid by Amazon.